The Labor enquirer., 1887-11-26
&. N. S. IA.
Il neett In It New Nall sad
Does Some Good Work n tho
way Of Propaganda.
interesting Speeches Sandwiched b
tween Veal and InstrH-
mental Music.

intended going to the hall of the
Socialists to take from them their
American flag, had tendency to
draw good audience at the new
hall secured by the Socialists as a.
place of meeting Good Templars'
hall, 1915 Lawrence street-and
long before the time for opening
the dearest wish of the Socialists
was grantcd-a full house.
The choirsang Labor Chorus"
Mrs. Wood at the instrument,
after which Comrade ]. D. Keifer
stated the objects of the League,
in the course of which he gave
Iohn Ruskin's definition of
what constitutes a modern nation.
Miss l.. f. McCafthy followed
in comments upon the recent
speeches made at Nthe meeting
held in the Rink by the Irish agi-
tators, O'Connor and Esmonde.
Miss Mccarthy quoted briefly
from number Of the speeches
made by the politicians who at
tended that meeting and also from
those of the agitators, and showed
how the conditions existing in.
Ireland could be duplicated to a
degree in this free and happy
America" of ours.
James II. Jack also touched
upon the meeting spoken of by
the previous speaker and called
attention to the fact that even SO
fair man as Myron Reed is gen.
orally conceded to be will join in
the claptrap arguments against the
condition Of things in Ireland
while shutting his eyes to the mis-
cries Of the poor in our own coun-
try.
The comrade paid his respects
to the daily capitalist press which
delights in calling the Socialists
dangerous people and law-break-
ers, while the class to which the
daily press caters-the rich and
unscrupulous shylocks, politicians
and plunderers--is in reality the
only dangerous class. They are
the class who control our politics
by leagueing themselves with the
base, gin-mill-owning, brothel-
keeping. prostitute-making ele-
ments of degraded modern civili-
zation. The league thus formed
directs the destinies Of this Re-
public. The Republican newspaper
is in the pay of this damnable
league Of the base and morally
liberated "better classes" und be-
ing so it cannot be expected that
it will do otherwise than condemn
the Socialists.
Arthur Cheesewright read a
prose poem about the preacher
who never wore white stand-up
up all-'round collar; who never
preached in ffty-thousand-dollar
church to a lot of millionaire rob-
bers and their mistresses; who
ncveL told the poor, "be content,
your condition is the result of
drinking too much whisky" who
never wore an eighty-dollar suit
OF broadcloth and hypocritical
smile; who never said dread and
water is plenty for aworkingman;"
who never received praise from
the rich and powerful; who was
always loved by the poor;
who was never arrested for COM
hitting adultery with the sisters"
md who always preached Chris
tlanity, That preachers name
was Jesus Christ-the man whom
the rich executed for preaching
truths they could not answer.
Comrade Leahy dealt with the
question of the boycott which is
being Systematically carried out
against those who are identified
with the Socialist agitation in
Denver. Men who will howl
about the sacredness of free
speech are going around this city
attempting to induce the employ
crS OF persons who talk in the So